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ATTORNFY Patented June 7, 1938 UNITED STATES REGISTER William L. Padenand Oliver G. Saunders, Dayton, Ohio, assignors, by mesne assignments,to Central National Bank of Cleveland, Cleveland,

Ohio, as trustee Application November 7, 1934, Serial No. 751,868

8 Claims.

In the patent of William L. Paden, No. 1,993,452 issued March 5, 1935,is shown a consecutive numbering device which prints on a record stripeach time the register is operated. The object of the present inventionis to provide an on and oil? feature for the printing mechanism insofaras the consecutive number is concerned and more specifically relates toa means having its object to withdraw the type wheels of the consecutivenumbering device into a position where an impression will not be takenfrom the consecutive numbering device when the machine is operated andwe have also provided means whereby the consecutive number printingwheels maybe moved into printing position so that an impression will betaken therefrom each time the machine is operated. In other words, byproviding a shifting mechanism for the consecutive number printingwheels we have provided mechanism whereby an impression may or may notbe taken from these wheels. It is especially desirable to withdraw theconsecutive printing wheels in case an autographic strip is used and itis desired to write with pencil or pen in the space which wouldotherwise be printed upon by the consecutive number printing wheels.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the same as applied on a cashregister of the type shown in the said patent;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the record; and

Figure 3 is an end view of the mechanism shown in Figure 1.

Arms I are provided with printing type 2 which print the clerksindication, the amount of money registered, and the classification asshown on the left half of the record strip shown in Figure 2. Thisstructure is shown in the said Patent Number 1,993,452. The record strip3 is unwound from a supply roller 4 and passes over a writing table 5 toa take up roll 6. The said patent further shows a gear '1 which isrotated in a clockwise direction one complete revolution each time thecash register is operated. This" gear meshes with and drives a gear 8mounted on a shaft 9 on which is also mounted a gear l0 which drives atrain of gears I I, l2, l3, and M. The gear I4 is provided with a Genevatooth IS. The relation of this train of gears is such that the gear l4will be given one complete rotation each time the machine is operatedand the Geneva tooth will engage a Geneva gear l6 provided with tenteeth so that the Geneva gear l6 will be rotated of a revolution eachtime the machine is actuated. The Geneva gear I6 is secured to the unitswheel I! of a consecutive counter. Transfer mechanism It of the usualtype is provided so as toconnect the units wheel with the wheels ofhigher order.

The gears ll, l2, I3 and I4 and the units wheel IT, as well as all ofthe wheels of the consecutive counter, are mounted on shafts journaledin side walls l9 and 20. The shaft 2| on which the gear H is mounted andthe shaft 22 on which the V printing wheels are mounted extend outwardlythrough slots 23 and 24 respectively in the fixed side plates 25 and 26.The'slot 23 forms an arc of a circle concentric with the shaft '9.

A hand lever 21 is mounted on the shaft 9 and is operatively connectedwith a lever 28 likewise I:

pivoted on the shaft 9 and which at its end remote from the shaft 9receives the shaft 2|.

As shown in Figure 1, the parts are so positioned that if the machine isoperated the platen 29 will move the record strip 3 into engagement witha ribbon 30 which will be pressed against the type wheels both of theconsecutive counter and the type 2 making an impression, such as the oneshown near the top or bottom of Figure 2. If the operator, however, willmove the hand lever 21 in a clockwise direction the lever 28 will becorrespondingly moved which will move the shaft 2| to the right handside of the slot 23 as viewed in Fig. 1 pulling the gear I I and all ofthe mechanism driven thereby with it, and thereby withdrawing theconsecutive counter from beneath the ribbon so that if the machine werenow operated the consecutive number would not be printed, which wouldleave space. on the record strip for the operator to write in any datahe nose 32 engages either side of the shaft 2| so that when the partsare in position shown in Figure 1,.

the said lever holds the parts driven by the gear I l in the positionsuch that the platen will engage the type on the consecutive counter,whereas if' the hand lever 2'! is rotated clockwise the said lever 3|will engage the other side of the shaft 2| I and prevent the printingwheels of the consecutive counter from being inadvertently moved orjostled into position to print.

It is, of course, obvious that the gear ll remain inmesh with the gearID at all times regardless of whether the hand lever 21 is in itsforward or rear position or while it is being shifted from one of thesepositions to the other, since the slot 23 is concentric with the shaft9.

We realize that many changes may be made in our invention withoutdeparting from the spirit thereof and we, therefore, desire to claim thesame broadly except as we may limit ourselves in the appended claims.

Having now described our invention, we claim:

1. In a register comprising a printing counter to print consecutivenumbers on a record and an impression taking device cooperating withsaid counter; a movable support for said counter, means for actuatingsaid support to move said counter to an inoperative position withrelation to said impression taking device, and means operating upon eachoperation of said register to advance said counter one step when saidcounter is in either its operative position or its inoperative position.

2. In a register comprising a printing counter to print consecutivenumbers on a record and an impression taking device cooperating withsaid counter; a movable support for said counter, means operableindependently of the operation of said register for actuating saidsupport to move said counter to an inoperative position with relation tosaid impression taking device and to restore said counter to itsoperative position at the will of the operator, and means operating uponeach operation of said register to advance said counter one step whensaid counter is in either its operative position or its inoperativeposition.

3. In a register comprising a printing counter to print consecutivenumbers on a record and an impression taking device cooperating withsaid counter; a movable support for said counter, a driving gear adaptedto be actuated upon each operation of said register, a gear carried bysaid support and meshing with said driving gear, means for connectingthe last mentioned gear with said counter to advance the latter step bystep upon successive operations of said register, and means foractuating said support to move said counter to an inoperative positionwith relation to said impression taking device and for retaining thelast mentioned gear in mesh with said driving gear in all positions ofsaid support.

4. In a register comprising a printing counter to print consecutivenumbers on a record and an impression taking device cooperating withsaid counter; a movable support for said counter, a driving gear adaptedto be actuated upon each operation of said register, a gear carried bysaid support and meshing with said driving gear, means for connectingthe last mentioned gear with said counter to advance the latter step bystep upon successive operations of said register, an arm mounted formovement about the axis of said driving gear and connected with said support adjacent the axis of said last mentioned gear, and means foractuating said support to move said counter to an inoperative positionwith relation to said impression taking device.

5. In a register comprising a printing counter to print consecutivenumbers on a record and an impression taking device cooperating withsaid counter; a movable support for said counter,

a driving gear adapted to be actuated upon each operation of saidregister, a gear carried by said support and meshing with said drivinggear, means for connecting the last mentioned gear with said counter toadvance the latter step by step upon successive operations of saidregister, an arm mounted for movement about the axis of said drivinggear and connected with said support adjacent the axis of said lastmentioned gear, and a lever connected with said arm for actuating saidsupport to move said counter to an inoperative position with relation tosaid impression taking device.

6. In a register comprising two printing elements arranged normally inprinting position, one of said elements being adapted to print selecteddata on a record strip and the other of said elements being adapted toprint consecutive numbers on said record strip, and an impression takingdevice adapted to take impressions from both of said elementssimultaneously; a movable support for said consecutive number printingelement, and means operable independently of the operation of saidregister for actuating said support to move said consecutive numberprinting element to an inoperative position with relation to saidimpression taking device and to retain the same in said position whilean impression is being taken from the other of said printing elements.

7. In a register comprising two printing elements, one of said elementsbeing adapted to print selected data on a record strip and the other ofsaid elements being adapted to print consecutive numbers on said recordstrip, and an impression taking device adapted to take impressions fromboth elements simultaneously; a movable support for said consecutivenumber printing element, means for actuating said support to move saidconsecutive number printing element to an inoperative position withrelation to said impression taking device and to retain the same in saidposition while an impression is be ing taken from the other of saidprinting elements, and actuating means controlled by the operation ofsaid register to increase the count on said consecutive number printingelements upon each operation of said register, said actuating meansbeing operable while said consecutive number printing element is ineither its operative position or its inoperative position.

8. In a register comprising two printing elements, one of said elementsbeing adapted to print consecutive numbers on a record strip, and

an impression taking device adapted to take impressions from both ofsaid elements simultaneously; a movable support for said consecutivenumber printing element, a member which is actuated upon each operationof said register, means carried by said support for permanentlyconnecting said consecutive number printing element with said member,and means for actuating said support to move said consecutive numberprinting element to an inoperative position with relation to saidimpression taking device and to retain the same in said position Whilean impression is taken from the other of said printing elements.

WILLIAM L. PADEN. OLIVER G. SAUNDERS.

